Flip cameras are becoming a useful and powerful tool in the classroom. These easy to use video cameras are often simple ‘plug and play’ devices that can be held in one hand, operated with one finger, plugged into the USB drive of your computer of choice and used to produce some terrific video for digital storytelling and vodcasting. Below are five resources for some great ideas and techniques for using them.
- Flip Video Tutorials – Listed and streamed on this site are four videos (hosted on YouTube) that give great tutorials on using Flip Cameras. Powered by WellcomeMat.com the four episodes cover Flip Camera Basics, Flip Camera Production Basics, Importing Files, Flip Camera – When To Use It
- The Flip – This is a Flip Camera product website. You can see the different models, their functionality and stockists
- FlipVideo – A wiki dedicated to the use of Flip Cameras in education and moderated by Chris Bell. It has sample videos, ideas for Flip accessories, and links to some ‘workshops’ including Digital Storytelling, Video Podcasting, and an introduction to the Flip camera. A good place to start and find some ideas for your classroom
- DigMo – This link gives ten educational uses for the Flip Camera. Well worth the read of this article. Very indepth, providing some fantastic ideas and links to working examples of the Flip video
- FortyWays – This GoogleDoc presents in a visual format forty ways to use a Flip Camera in the classroom. Some good ideas and certainly some that can be adapted for all age levels and abilities
- Jason Hancock used Flip cameras to evaluate teachers in order to create best practice. His short article raises some interesting thoughts.
- 7 Things You Should Know About Flip Cameras – A PDF article explaining Flip Cameras, their significance and the implications of them for teaching and learning
- Classroom 2.0 has a good discussion on their forums about Flip Cameras
- Jake Ludington has a very good tutorial about editing flip movies with Movie Maker
- The New York Times has a review of Flip Cameras
- There’s some great videos on YouTube that give visual tutorials. The great thing here is that one video links to others. Lots to explore.
- All Around You gives another tutorial (simply done but comprehensive) for the use of a Flip Camera
- Technology Fridge has some links for converting Flip Camera Files
- Video In the Classroom is a site all about using (surprisingly enough) Video in the Classroom.
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I own the flip ultra and I love it, however having to constantly charge the little battery’s gets annoying…
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Well done mate, very useful post. My school is loving the flip cameras at the moment but I think they’re about to be overtaken by the bigger companies bringing in similar models that take still shots as well as video for around the same price. Also worth mentioning that people shouldn’t pay much over $140 for the SD model any longer, although most websites will try and charge a whole lot more (Dick Smith or Officeworks are a better option). Keep up the good work!
Nice tutor and tips. This is what makes photography such a creative medium! Good work!